Prairie Spy apple
Malus domestica 'Prairie Spy'
USDA zones3 to 3
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Prairie Spy' apple (Malus domestica 'Prairie Spy') is a tree for the food garden, grown for fresh eating and cooking. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The University of Minnesota bred it, and it was introduced in 1940. Spring flowers draw bees, and you need a second apple tree nearby for pollination. The fruit has a well-balanced sweet flavor and keeps for 3 months or more.
Pairs well with Sweet cherry, Chocolate sunflower, and Sensitive fern.
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